Ikea furniture pickup: is it worth it?

Our homes are stuffed with objects, including furniture, that we no longer use. And we waste them. We can have fun giving furniture a second life. Or, even better, we can donate and make other people happy.

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IKEA FURNITURE COLLECTION

Ikea offers an attractive service to customers: the collection of their used furniture, along with an appraisal, in exchange for vouchers for future purchases within its network. The service works like this: once you've decided on the Ikea furniture you want to sell, you perform an appraisal using the tool on the group's website; then you bring the assembled furniture to the store for a second appraisal and possible sale. You then receive an Ikea Return Card, which is credited with the money received for the used furniture sold. The mechanism is simple and, apparently, convenient. However, it does have some drawbacks. The first: the appraisals will certainly be low, even compared to the possible market values ​​of used furniture, which are easy to sell through the many online marketplaces. online platforms for used products. Second: the consumer, in a sense, is a prisoner of IKEA. They can't change suppliers, and rather than selling their furniture, they trade it in, always with the same company. Third: IKEA stores are never in city centers, and reaching them also involves a significant cost for travel by car. Sometimes the cost of gas is higher than the proceeds from the sale of used furniture.

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USED ​​IKEA FURNITURE COLLECTION

Non sprecare is not a competitor of Ikea, and I am personally a customer of theirs, so we are above any suspicion in making our own counter-proposal to readers-consumers compared to that of the Swedish multinational. Starting from the assumption, which we share with Ikea, of never throw away, and for no reason the furniture we no longer useWe suggest you consider other options besides purchasing a new part with a bonus. First option: recycling and reuseHaving fun, perhaps with your children if you have any, giving a second life to your furniture rotting in some corner of the house. There are so many options; on the site you'll find simple, creative, and fun ones, and you'll be spoiled for choice. Second option: donated. Indeed, always consider this the priority solution. What you don't need can bring happiness to others, and this is a priceless joy, one that can't be measured by a banal "used-for-new" mechanism. It's a lifestyle inspired by generosity, and the ability to not be indifferent to others. Third path: discover the world of second-hand, which in Italy is neither a pauperistic industry nor the kingdom of second-class consumers. It is a piece of real economy, very vital and very useful, also to avoid waste and to build a new and healthy economy around this lever. economic growth, Complete with jobs. Just think: in the sector of clothesIn Italy we have 1.200 companies that work in the second-hand sector.

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IKEA RECYCLES OLD FURNITURE

Returning to Ikea and its test, we must recognize the company's ability to always stay one step ahead of the curve, not only in terms of consumption but above all in terms of lifestyles. And it must be added that we, we all, we can become even better than Ikea. Not wasting the many sunken treasures that we keep as useless relics in our homes.

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